bougiefever’s Comments

• Apr 6th, 2015 @ 9:49am

  What were they threatened with to abandon their work?

  on Security Audit Of TrueCrypt Doesn't Find Any Backdoors -- But What Will Happen To TrueCrypt?
  It's very chilling to consider the implications of the developers suddenly quitting their project. Not just quitting, but trying to kill it by announcing it is no good. People don't just kill years of their own work over nothing. I think we can all agree that there is only one entity that could make this happen. How very, very scary. It does, however, make me want to get the latest build of TrueCrypt. It must be good for the US government to be so afraid of it.
• Feb 4th, 2015 @ 10:38am

  Keurig's DRM Scheme Will Fail

  on Keurig Competitor Offers Free Hack Workaround For Keurig's Absurd Java Bean DRM
  I think Keurig is going to drop this ridiculous idea. I know I'm not very good at predicting, especially about the future, but that is the only rational decision I can see for them. Of course, they were irrational enough to invest in this idea to begin with, so who knows? I just bought myself a brand new percolator while my Keurig sits unused on my counter, so I'll be watching this from the sidelines.
  
  BTW, my percolator makes a fair cup of coffee. Nothing to rave about, but it's convenient, stays hot, and doesn't create garbage (other than grounds). I'll save the pour-over, which is truly the best, for the weekends when I have time to spend 5 minutes brewing a single cup of coffee.
• Jan 28th, 2011 @ 9:41am

  Re: No to DRM on ebooks

  on Calculating The DRM Tax On A Kindle
  Well, spaceman spiff, why are you holding out? Tell us who your book provider is so we can all buy our books from them.